Clothes-rack.



' No, 723,114. PATENTED MAR; 1 1903.

P. F. WITT.-

- CLOTHES RACK. APPLICATION 111mm JAN. 18, 1902.

; '67 I awanl oz Ea KI UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANUKF. 'WITT, or ELYR'IaoI IIoQ CLOTHES-RACK.

srncrrrcnrron formingpart of Letters Patent No. 723,114, dated March 17,1903.

t Application filed January 18, 1902. Serial No. 90,347. (No model.)

. To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known'that I, FRANK F.'WITT, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Elyria,

in the county of Lorain and State ofOhio,

have invented new and useful Improvements n Clothes-Racks, ofwhich thefollowing is a specification. r

reduced in compact form.

This invention relates to clothes-racks for holding anddrying clothesand the like; and

asimple and effective device of this class of astrong and durableconstruction and which can be compactly reduced when not in use and whenarranged for the support of clothes has a great hanging capacity, theplurality of devices upon which the clothes are hung being disposed insuch vertical arrangement :thatthe articles on an upper one of such de-Cvices will not interfere with a similar device next below the same.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of theseveral parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described andclaimed. l

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved jrack.shown arranged for use. Fig.2 isa similar view of the rack Fig. 3 is atrans verse vertical section through the lower portion of the rack. Fig.4c is a horizontal section through the rack-standard, showing one of thesupporting-disks and'portions of the germs therein.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several @views.

. The numeral 1 designates a standard which is preferably cylindrical inform and of any suitable length. "The standard 1 is secured inthecenter'of a lower horizontally-disposed basedisk or head 2, and at regularintervals above the said disk or head 2 other similar disks 3 aresecured to the standard, the uppermost disk being adjacent to the upperte'r- .minal of the said standard. The disks 2 and 3 are secured to thestandard by U-shaped staples 4, applied inwardly 'thereover in radialplanes and driven into the said standard,

as clearly shown by Fig.4, and between the planes of the legs of thestaples vertical ap ertures 5 are bored or otherwise formed in saiddisks. Extending radially inwardly from the periphery of the disks tooneside of the plane of the vertical apertures 5 are sockets 6, those inthe lower disk 2 being disposed at an upward angle of inclination. Thevertical apertures 5 in the successive disks are in staggered relationthat is, the apertures in one disk are out of alinement with theapertures in the disk next above-this disposition of. the apertures inthe several disks being in regular alternation. Moreover, the sockets 6are formed in different positions in relation to the said apertures 5.For instance, those in the disk 2 are on the left of said apertures,those in the disk 3 next above on the right of the apertures.

A plurality of arms 7 are employedin connection with the disks or heads3. These arms, as shown, are angular in cross-section, but maybe-cylindrical or round, and have tenons 8 at their inner ends toremovably fit in either the apertures 5 or sockets 6. The arms 7, whichare inserted in the sockets 6in the lower disk or head 2, are given anoutward and downward incline and provide an extended stable base-restfor the entire rack. The arms, which are inserted in the disks 3, arehorizontally straight, and in view of the alternate disposition of thesockets 6, as heretofore explained, the arms of one disk or head will bealined with the centers of the spaces between thearms of the disk orhead next above, and by this means clothing or other articles disposedor placed on the arms will not touch or interfere with those onthe armsnext below. The arms are readily removable from. the disks or heads,andwhen it is desired to reducethe rack tocompact form the several armsare withdrawn from the sock.-

ets 6 and are arranged in upright position in the apertures 5, asclearly shown by Fig. 2. When the rack is arranged as shown by Fig. 2,it maybe stored within a comparatively small space, and all the partspertaining thereto will be held in engagement therewith and ready forquick assemblage to change the purposes, and to suit different useschanges in the form, proportions, size, and minor details may beresorted to without departing from the principle of the invention.

i Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is-A clothes-rack comprising a standard havinga series ofhorizontally-disposed disks centrally secured thereto at regularintervals, the disks being fastened to the standard by staples drivenradially thereover, the legs of the said staples closely embracing theupper and lower sides of the disks and having regularly-defined spaces,each of the disks between the contiguous staples having verticalopenings therethrough close to said legs, and

sockets projecting into the same adjacent to the heads of the staplesand to one side of the openings, and a series of arms freely removablein relation to the openings or the sockets and capable of being arrangedparallel with the standard when in the openings or in radial relation tothe disks when in the sockets, said arms extending outwardly an equaldistance from the disks and completely. surrounding the latter, thelower disk and its arms forming a base-rest for the rack.

In testimony whereof I affix'my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK F. WITT.

Witnesses:

E. O. MANTER, A. L. AGATE.

